to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
decision; determination; resolution
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
restoration; repair; mending
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
other than; excluding; without
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
social page (of newspaper); local news page
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)